International Law and Armed Conflict: Concise Edition
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Book length
420 pages
Publication Date
2021-07-30
Edition
Second Edition
Teaching Materials
NO
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International Law and Armed Conflict: Fundamental Principles and Contemporary Challenges in the Law of Waruses vivid stories and cases to bring basic principles of law and current challenges to life in the classroom. With over 50 years’ combined experience and expertise teaching and working in the military, think tanks, nongovernmental organizations, and academia, Laurie R. Blank and Gregory P. Noone create a complete framework for understanding the law and policy applicable in times of armed conflict, tying in coverage of human rights and national security law.
New to the Second Edition:
New technologies and the law of armed conflict, including cyber, unmanned aerial vehicles, and autonomous weapons systems
The conflict in Syria, including ISIS, genocide, and chemical weapons attacks
Humanitarian assistance and the challenges of protecting the civilian population in urban conflicts
Contemporary debates regarding detention in non-international armed conflict, human rights law, and targeted killing
Key benefits for professors and students:
Real-life stories, vignettes, and hypothetical scenarios bring focused energy to analysis and discussion of front-page issues
Basic legal principles and policy inform and frame contemporary issues, as well as tomorrow’s unanswered questions and challenges
Protection of civilians
Contemporary weapons—lethal autonomous weapons, cyber operations, outer space
Conflicts with terrorist groups
Integrated coverage of related fields, such as human rights and national security law, provides a more complete picture of the legal paradigm that applies to armed conflict
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